- Jordi Bonet
Jordi Bonet (
7 May 1932 -25 December 1979 ) was a Catalan-bornQuebec painter, ceramic artist,mural ist, and sculptor.Born in
Barcelona ,Spain , he lost his right arm at the age of 9. His childhood would be marked by theSpanish Civil War . He studied art in Barcelona; he began working in paint and ceramic before expanding his focus to metal andconcrete reliefs.He emigrated to
Canada in 1954, establishing himself in Quebec, where he continued his studies. After briefly returning to Spain, he established an atelier in Mont-Saint-Hilaire in 1960. Over the next 20 years, he created more than 100 murals in Quebec and abroad, and associated with major art figures such asSalvador Dalí .His mural at the
Grand Théâtre de Québec created a scandal in 1971 though its inscription "Vous êtes pas écœurés de mourir bande de caves? C'est assez !" ("Aren't you sick of dying, you gang of idiots? Enough!"), a quotation from the poetClaude Péloquin . Among his other major works are the mural "Citius, Altius, Fortius" at theMontreal Metro 's Pie-IX station; "Hommage à Gaudí", a cycle of mural sculptures atPlace des Arts inMontreal ; and a set ofstained-glass window s and sculptures at Our Lady of the Sky Chapel atJohn F. Kennedy International Airport inNew York . He was particularly interested in sacred works, creating artworks and liturgical objects for churches and convents in Quebec, Ontario, and elsewhere.He was one of the most important artists in Quebec when he died prematurely of
leukemia at the age of 47.External links
* [http://www.jordibonet.net/ Official website]
* [http://www.metrodemontreal.com/art/bonet/index-f.html Jordi Bonet (MetroDeMontréal.com)]
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